Baling-press



'J. H. SIMONSON.

Baling Press.

Patented July 20 1 I I '17 uIjjWnIIII-I ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES N. PETERS, PNOTO LITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON, n C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. SIMONSON, OF EAST NORWICH, NEW YORK.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,359, dated July 20, 1880,

Application filed January 21880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. SIMoNsoN, of

East Norwich, in the county of Queens and; State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Balin g Presses, of which the following is.a specification.

Figure l is an end elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of a part of the press, taken through the line a: m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the line 3 y, Fig. l.

The object of this invention is to furnish baling-presses so constructed that they may be easily, conveniently, and quickly operated.

The invention consists in the combination, with the followers, of a series of levers, bars, and ropes, so arranged that the followers may be drawn toward each other with constantlyincreasing power, and also in the combination, with the press, of devices to facilitate the opening and closing of the doors, the movements of the followers, and the withdrawal of the operating-levers from their ratchet-wheels, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the baling-box of the press. B is the base-frame, which at its ends projects beyond the baling-box A. O are two followers, which are placed in the upper and lower parts of the baling-box A, and the ends of their bars project through slots in the ends of the said baling-box.

To the ends of the bars of the followers 0 are pivoted the ends of the bars D. The other ends of the bars D are pivoted to the levers E upon the opposite sides of, and equally distant from, the pivots of the said levers. The levers E are pivoted to the centers of the ends of the baling-box A and to the centers of the posts F, placed parallel with, and at a little distance from, the ends of the said baling-box. The rear ends of the levers E project, and to them are attached the ends of two ropes, G, the other ends of which are attached to the shaft H. The shaft H is pivoted to the ends of the base-frame B near its rear side.

To the ends of the shaft H are attached, or upon them are formed, ratchet-wheels I, with which the pawls J engage to hold the shaft H from turning back when released from the levers K. To the ends of the shaft H are also attached, or upon them are formed, ratchetwheels L, with the teeth of which engage rollers M, pivoted to the side of the levers K. The lower ends of the levers K are slotted longitudinally to receive the pivots of the shaft H, so that the said levers K may be raised to carry the rollers M over theteeth of the ratchetwheels L.

To the ends of the base-frame B are attached inclined blocks N, to receive pins 0, attached to the outer sides of the levers K, so that when the said levers K are swung back into the position shown in Fig. 1 thepassage of the pins 0 up the inclined blocks N will raise the levers K, so as to raise the rollersMabove the teeth of the ratchet-wheels L and allow the shaft H to be turned back.

The middle part of the baling-box A is closed by doors P, which are hinged, at the upper corners of the upper door and the lower corners of the lower door, to arms attached to the ends of the baling-boxA. The doors P are so formed that the upper edge of the lower door may overlap the lower edge of the upper door, so that both doors may be held shut by fastening the lower one. The ends of the outer bar of the lower door project to engage with the latches Q, which are pivoted to the ends of the baling-box A, and the movements of which are limited by keepers R, attached to the said baling-box. The latches Q are provided with upwardly-projecting arms S, which, when the levers E approach the end of their stroke, are struck by arms T, attached to the said levers E, so that the latches Q will be operated to release the doors P automatically as the compression of the bale is completed.

To the pivots of the upper door P are pivoted bars U, to the upper ends of which are pivoted the upper ends of the connecting-bars V, which bars V are slotted to receive the pivots and give the necessary play to the said bars V. The lower ends of the bars V are pivoted to the ends of the lower door P.

With this construction, as the lower door P is lowered and raised the upper door P will be raised and lowered by and with it, the two doors balancing each other, so that they may be opened and closed with great ease. The lower ends of the bars U project, so that door P.

To the pivots upon the ends of the bars of the followers 0 are pivoted small wheels or rollers W, which roll along plates or flanges X, attached to the sides of the posts F, to take the side friction and cause the followers 0 to move up and down easily and squarely. Then the levers E have been raised to their highest point the upper follower O wili be raised a little above the top of the baling-box A, so that the attendants, by taking hold of the upper bars D, can swing the said follower back into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, leaving the upper end of the said baling-box unobstructed, so that the material to be baled can be conveniently put in.

It will be observed that as the material becomes more and more compressed the pivoting-points of the bars D approach the posts F, giving a greatly-increased leverage.

It will also be observed that as the material becomes more and more com pressed the downward movement of the levers E brings the said levers nearer to a position at right angles with the line of the ropes G, so that the power will be more directly applied, causing the power of the press to gradually increase as the compression of the material progresses.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a baling-press, the combination, with the followers 0 O, of the bars D, the levers E, i

the ropes G, the shaft H, provided with the ratchet-wheels I L, the stop-pawls J, and the slotted levers K, provided with the roller-pawls M, substantially as herein shown and described, so that the followers may be drawn toward each other with a constantly-increasin g power, as set forth.

2. In a baling-press, the combination, with the operating-levers K and the base-frame B, of the inclined blocks N and the pins 0, sub stantially as herein shown and described, so that the roller-pawls M will be raised from the teeth of the ratchet-wheels L by swinging the levers K back, as set forth.

3 In a baling-press, the combination, with the hinged doors P, of the pivoted bars UV, substantially as herein shown and described. so that the doors P will balance each other and will both be moved by moving one, as set forth.

4. In a baling-press, the combination, with the latches Q and the levers E, of the arms S and T, substantially as herein shown and described, so that the doors P may be unfastened by the movement of the levers E, as set forth.

5. In a baling-press, the combination, with the followers 0 and the posts F, of the frictionwheels WV and the flange-plates X, substantially as herein shown and described, to take the side friction and cause the followers 0 to move up and down squarely, as set forth.

JOHN H. SIMONSON.

Witnesses:

'tOBERT TOWNSEND, E. R. SUMMERS. 

